Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Stephen Duck
Born: 1705
Died: 1756 (aged 51)
Bio: Stephen Duck was an English poet whose career reflected both the Augustan era's interest in "naturals" and its resistance to classlessness.